Damascus Gate

One of the often forgotten benefits of investing in real estate is that it’s fairly easy to borrow money for the investment.  No bank will lend you money to buy stocks or gold but banks will lend you money to buy real estate.   Why?  Because real estate is a tangible asset that is generally considered [...]

If anyone still has some degree of faith in the United States banking system, you should consider reconsidering after the various bailout packages of the past several months.  It’s no secret that these bailouts are going to increase the rate of inflation considerable.  In 2007, the inflation rate was 2.85%, in 2008 it was 3.85%.  [...]